Kim’s Craving’s egg salad marries crispy bacon and creamy chopped egg with your favorite hot sauce! For a lower carb spin, the egg salad is served on cabbage or lettuce wraps. To up your intake of carbs and fiber, serve the egg salad on a slice of whole-grain bread. Save time by buying pre-boiled eggs or boil your eggs early in the week.
Spicy Bacon Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 2 pieces nitrate-free turkey bacon, cooked and chopped (certified gluten-free if necessary)
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 2 tablespoons plain non-fat Greek yogurt (certified gluten-free if necessary)
- 1 tablespoon mayo (or use another tablespoon Greek yogurt)
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha (or other hot chile sauce)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 6 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
- cabbage or lettuce wraps, for serving
Directions
Stir together first 8 ingredients in medium bowl.
Portion and serve on cabbage or lettuce wraps.
Nutrition Information
Serves: 5 | Serving Size: 1/3 cup + 3 lettuce leaves
Per serving: Calories: 155; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 229mg; Sodium: 247mg; Carbohydrate: 3g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugar: 2g; Protein: 11g
Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 162mg; Iron: 7%; Vitamin A: 27%; Vitamin C: 23%; Calcium: 6%
Kim is the healthy living blogger behind Kim’s Cravings, a blog designed to inspire others to make smart choices when it comes to feeding their bodies. Kim enjoys learning about food and creating healthy recipes for her family. For more from Kim, visit her blog and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter,Instagram and Pinterest.
Photo courtesy of Kim Lee. Original recipe published on Kim’s Cravings.
